North Korea Releases its Third iPad Clone

Pyongyang claims they built it themselves, but a quick analysis would suggest otherwise...

Chad O'Carroll October 25, 2012

North Korea Releases its Third iPad Clone

KCTV

North Korea state television revealed a new Tablet computer Monday, named "Arirang", after a famous Korean folk song. But while North Korean TV broadcasters claim the device to be developed and produced by its Pyongyang Information Technology Bureau, a close look at the Chinese market reveals striking similarities between the new DPRK made device and a generic Chinese iPad clone.

[caption id="attachment_42566" align="aligncenter" width="460"] The "Arirang", shown with keyboard add-on[/caption]

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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